Adam and Eve on Hispanic Paleochristian sarcophagi. Do they represent an 'indecent' iconographic model in early Christian art?

Authors

  • Francisco Salvador Ventura Departamento de Historia Antigua. Universidad de Granada.

Keywords:

Late Antiquity, Paleochristian sarcophagi, Religious iconography, The nude, Adam, Eve

Abstract

The figures of Adam and Eve are among the first iconographic representations in Christian art. The theme includes borrowed elements, but the symbolic message is clearly new: the promise of a new life after death. The early Christians did not look with approval on the artistic representation of the nude, but on this occasion nude figures were inevitable. The specific forms which the theme took tended more and more to emphasise the allegorical content at the expense of a more forthright representation of reality.

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Published

2003-11-01

How to Cite

Salvador Ventura, F. (2003). Adam and Eve on Hispanic Paleochristian sarcophagi. Do they represent an ’indecent’ iconographic model in early Christian art?. Cuadernos De Arte De La Universidad De Granada, 34, 159–178. Retrieved from https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/caug/article/view/8953

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Section

Estudios